ssr blog post

The book I read during the first quarter was a romantic comedy called "Eleanor and Park" written by Rainbow Rowell that took place in the very late 1900s when music tapes and comic books were a big thing. So this book takes place in Omaha, Nebraska and begins with a young 16 year old named Eleanor starting her first day at a new school. Obviously starting at a new school is hard because of having to adjust to new people and being an outcast but it is even harder when your clothes and appearance automatically draw everyone's eyes to you. She takes the bus to school everyday and on her first day on the bus she struggles to find a seat because no one wants to sit next to the new girl, especially when her appearance is the way it is. Then there's Park, A 16 year old half Korean boy who usually keeps to himself and is on everyone's good side. The so called bullies in his grade are all positively associated with him and his family so obviously they don't bother him. So on the first day he gets on the bus and a few stops after his house they stop at a beat down house and a new girl gets on, one that he's never seen before. She has big red hair, an over sized men's shirt with ties around her neck and wrist, and sparkly shoes that blinded him. He sees her struggling to find a seat and reluctantly offers her the seats next to him. This routine proceeds for the next few weeks and he begins to share his music that he brings as well as his comic books. They begin to have feelings for each other and it is frowned upon in both of their families because Eleanor's family is just broken in general and boys are not even remotely in the question, Park's mother disapproves of Eleanor because she is not the perfect, intelligent, beautiful girl that she envisioned for her son. The books goes into depth about the pitfalls of their relationships and how they overcome seemingly the entire world against them.